didn't we use to have an aircrafts general thread? anyway here it is revivedphotos from the faggotville air show last weekend. weather was objectively shit. no good position on the flight line to be had either
chink trainer plane and a biplane stunt machine
RCAF SAR chopper
CF-188 "mass attack"
I bailed as these were landing. missed the F-35 demo at the end of the show. oh well, it was raining pretty badly by then
>>4331005Hold on, they've got fake canopies painted on the undersides? That's pretty cool. I figured that was made up for anime plane games.
>>4331014>they've got fake canopies painted on the undersides?correct, all CF-188s have that feature
stunt plane. probably my best panning shot from the show.ISO 100f81/125s
>>4331023Niiiiiiiice, that looks really sharp. Too bad the weather looks like shit
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I'm airport ops. I'm a fucking moron with no idea how to take good photos and my Thinkphone takes ass pics from a distance.I will contribute if I get gear recommendations for a first timer at photography with a $3-400 budget, since I have access to everywhere other than stuff that will put me in danger or active runways. There's a lot of things I see with my two eyes that look fucking cool but my phone cannot capture without looking completely underwhelming
>>4335484Used D3400 (or D5x00/D7x00) + kit telephoto zoom lens (get the one with VR if you feel like spending a bit more, it's worth it)
>>4335572How important is a telephoto lens? I was gonna do this >>4335593 but I'm now realizing from reading that the R50 is a great body with expensive lenses. I'm not scared to buy used...but mind you that's $600 for a refurb R50 just not sure if the 18-45mm lens gonna be enough.I can set myself 5-700 feet from centerline of most runways here I would love to take a few pictures of planes on touchdown. It's a major airport so I'll get to photo 747/777/A380s.The dual lens Nikon is uncommon, when I find them they're like $600-800
>>4335633EF adapter for $60. EFS 55-250 IS STM for $350 new, $150 used. Sure it's old glass and not the best telephoto but you want a budget option, there us ho